After popping up within the Bel-Air Season 2 trailer, Recent Prince of Bel-Air followers have been excited to see Tatyana Ali be a part of the Recent Prince reboot’s forged. Whereas viewers haven’t seen Ali in motion fairly but, they have been emotional seeing her as soon as once more. Nonetheless, they weren’t the one ones of their emotions because the Recent Prince alum defined why her upcoming visitor spot was unexpectedly emotional for her.
When most followers consider Ashley Banks, Ali seemingly involves thoughts for a number of generations. Nonetheless, now, viewers get to see a brand new tackle the youngest Banks youngster within the reboot (obtainable with a Peacock subscription) with youngster actress Akira Akbar within the position, whereas the OG Recent Prince actress performs English literature instructor, Mrs. Hughes, who serves as a mentor to the younger Ashley Banks. Returning to Bel-Air Academy was fairly surreal for the previous youngster star. She revealed to ET that being on her previous stomping grounds was “bizarre.” Upon stepping on the Bel-Air set, the Recent Prince vet recalled having a “actually meta” second being surrounded by the identical uniforms. Experiencing a full-circle second finally led to an unexpectedly emotional launch after filming one scene. She mentioned:
I feel after certainly one of my remaining scenes with Akira, I requested the director, ‘Are we completed? Is there one other setup?’ And he was like, ‘No, we received it, that was good, we received it.’ And I mentioned thanks and I walked again behind one of many partitions and [tears] simply got here down like a flood. It is only a full-circle second and what my character was saying to her, it felt very very similar to I used to be myself in a method. You at all times connect with your character like that anyway and the opposite actors in that method, it is at all times private on some stage, however this was simply one other factor.
Having Ashley Banks discuss to Ashley Banks can be a really meta second for all followers. That is very true contemplating Ali nonetheless shares a particular reference to the character virtually three many years after the unique sequence ended. It appeared the OG Recent Prince star was able to do extra scenes with the forged. Ali spent most of her childhood and adolescence taking part in the second-youngest Banks for six seasons. She wished to be the illustration for the younger actress like what OG Aunt Viv Janet Hubert and TV large sister Karyn Parson have been to her.
Tatyana Ali revealed that earlier than stepping on the Bel-Air set director Matthew Cherry had her FaceTime with Akbar. Upon assembly with the Bel-Air star, she spoke extremely of the younger actress as they related over their shared position.
She’s simply so stunning and so real… and I simply advised her, ‘We’re a really small sorority, it is simply me and also you. We’re the one two Ashley Banks which have ever been. Do your factor, , let your gentle shine.’ And I feel she has, very a lot so.
The Recent Prince alum admitted to having some apprehension in regards to the reimagining earlier than it aired. Nonetheless, signing on for her recurring position modified he thoughts as she watched the brand new Ashley Banks actress on set. She even had extra reward for the younger star, calling Akbar “unimaginable.” Ali additionally known as taking part in the youngest Banks daughter a “blessing.” So it looks as if it is all love on the set of Bel-Air.
If you wish to watch Tatyana Ali’s visitor spot, try Bel-Air Season 2 when it premieres on February 23. After watching the reboot sequence, revisit The Recent Prince of Bel-Air by getting an HBO Max subscription.
